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Cover of Brazil Fees & Taxes: what to pay, what to avoid, and how to pay lessWhat does buying a home in Brazil cost on top of the price? About 4.5 to 6% of the price: R$31,200 ($6,200) on a R$500,000 flat, R$180,000 ($35,600) on a R$4 million villa.What does owning a home in Brazil cost each year? Mostly building fees and upkeep: about R$15,500 ($3,100) a year for a R$500,000 flat, R$89,500 for a R$4 million villa.How much do you lose taking your money out when you sell in Brazil? Bought R$1.5M, sold R$1.8M: about R$200,000 stays behind.How much of your rent goes to tax in Brazil? Living abroad, you keep about R$86 of every R$100 on a long lease.What tax do you pay when you sell a home in Brazil? Sold for R$1.2 million, a flat bought in 2018 shows a R$296k gain.Agent, lawyer, notary: who does what in Brazil, and what do they charge? The seller pays the agent. You pay the notary, registry and lawyer: R$20,000 to 45,000 ($4,000 to 9,000) on R$1.5M.
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Brazil Fees & Taxes: what to pay, what to avoid, and how to pay less

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  • Every fee you’ll pay, line by line
  • Who pays what: buyer or seller
  • Where you can legally pay less
  • The costs nobody mentions upfront
  • What owning costs you every year
  • How much tax you’ll owe on rent
  • What you’ll pay when you sell
  • How to move your money in cheaply
  • Who does what, and what they charge
  • The tax traps foreigners fall into
  • What’s changed in the last 12 months
  • What could go wrong, and how to avoid it
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